Well, too bad he was wrong. Charlie Parker would have made amazing music without the heroin (which actually wasn't an addiction of choice in his case. He became addicted at 15 while in the hospital). Duke Ellington didn't use anything other than alcohol or the help of Billy Strayhorn, who didn't use them either. Miles Davis and John Coltrane made some of their best music (Sketches of Spain, Kind of Blue, Bitches Brew for Miles, Giant Steps, My Favorite Things, A Love Supreme for 'trane) AFTER they kicked heroin. Clifford Brown suffered from two addictions: bebop and chess. I guess it helps if you're experienced with music made before 1960...risc said:Don't even get me started on music I think Bill Hicks said it best "See I think drugs have done some good things for us. If you don't think drugs have done good things for us then do me a favor. Go home tonight and take all of your records,tapes and all your CD's and burn them. Because, you know all those musicians who made all that great music that's enhanced your lives throughout the years? Rrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrreal f$cking high on drugs, man."
Edit: damn typos...